n. 25B6; verb
police arrested him for murder : APPREHEND, take into custody, take prisoner, detain, put in jail; informal pick up, pull in, pinch, bust, nab, do, collar; Brit. informal nick.
the spread of the disease can be arrested : STOP, halt, check, block, hinder, restrict, limit, inhibit, impede, curb; prevent, obstruct; poetic/literary stay.
she tried to arrest his attention : ATTRACT, capture, catch, hold, engage; absorb, occupy, engross.
release, start.
25B6; noun
a warrant for your arrest : DETENTION, apprehension, seizure, capture.
a cardiac arrest : STOPPAGE, halt, interruption.